Clothes-line support.



W. E. TOELLE.

CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11. 1914.

1,150,646. fPatentedAug.17,1915.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH ctr-.wAsHlNa'roN D c T all tohom'c ozti i Be it known that fl;

it a citizen of the United-S El nwrsaimheeeumy i IQue iSt-a'te of New York, jhave entedfqertain ne pertainsto makeand use the same;

a improvements in clothes linesiippor and;

I a i I v s in apartments and similartbn ldlngs i s it is necessary to econom ze in; space;

. 1' Another object of this invention is provide: a device Which willjiserve" ast sup' end of which is snpportedi ilponfi line poleior similargstrnctnre "1 A further object'of the inventionii .lvide a simple andefiiectiv devicevvhich will .25 eliininate the necessityi of leaning {out the invention consists in the novel combina )ff-tion and arrangement of parts Which fully set forth in the folowing spcoi fi ation s and accompanying rdrawinga in which Figurel 'sasidcvievvfin elevation o the clothes line support"shovving the sam vvould appearWhenattached to{ aWind the device showing a fragment oif th supporting the same in section. Fi

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lewing o b e5 $1 1 dr -l d ism? scription of thetinvention, such as will: en-

able others skilled inlthe art to hic it a This inventionrrelates to newjand s has for its principal object to jproyi'd vice which is particularly adapted; for? port for one end of theclotheslinath othe othes Window to place thlclothes on thelin With the above andgother ob ectsI in v ew and also showing bv the dotted dc-J1 vice asitwonld appear when 1n; PQSItI OIl jOI operation and Fig. 2 is top plan-lview olf a fragmentary vievvin elevationiof;

[of the clothes linesnpport.

Referring now to theldrawingsbyficharad ters of reference, the nnmerahl designates the Window casing having slidably monnted therein the usualv npper and 'lovversashesjjf2 s and 3 respectively. Secured tofltheuvvindo'w casing onthe outside 'ofthe sash; isgprovidedfi a suitable plate 4: having formed therein screw h0les5 to permit of the use ofscrews tohold the device in' iplace'. [Pivoted tdthem 3 plateas atfi isprovided the arms 'fivvhich formedof an angle bartvvhichjwill bej hiore fully hereinafter*describedv barfli'; is;

locked ina vertical position by; a spring ac;

tvardlj against th pp -1Wll1l1-1'Il. a meccssior rs'eatxdiorrnedfintthe wimtew sions 6 and 6,

movement When in avera e H vcatch 8 engaginginthe de essionfiPL fljSecuredto the ataeagh; end as at-g9? are provided the sheaves 10 ove which the line runsvvhen the devicejl useL-l-A snitable gang ula'r; extension fl2j, is vsecnred to the erein rated thef oaed "lines, tsw b lY d n j he ibne will be 3 on the interior! of} teatime mats stablymastitis. nd -rnovablejim psrtan a; t (the pfl te, a

' e tension of its spring,

sing '1. The bar is formed with A dept-es V respectively at points equi distant from the pivotal axis 36."; When the bar 7is in a horizontalposition, the catch 8" [engages in the dep essions and holds" the a bar in such position a nent. The baris held agai st againstl accidental move-i J accidental sition bywthe bar intermediate itsends innmediatelj adjacent the pivot Jp'ointfland carries at its a '3 freeIend-the roller l3,whichfis rotatably mo nited on a stlid or sjilnilarsnpport 14. f It] willbe,apparentifroinfthe foregoing: that in nse the spring catohB is,released fivhich willpermitthe} deviceto swing ontheT jpivotfi linto,*the'jhorizontal position illus a of thepulleys 10 In this position the room from Which thejfclothesare being hang, and the lother pulle Willbecnwtheexterior.) x spring catch "Sisarranged to holdnthe de- Lvice inboth positionsand preventthesame g frombecomingaccidentally displacedfl lt Will befapparent that hanging clothes jon a the lineany necessity for leaning out -of the 1 windovv tvill be: eliminatediand at no time ,ill the personnsing thedevice becomeeX "@posed' to the elements norto p q j tfalling." IAfter thefclotheshavepbeenhiing 1 the only operationanecessary any dan ergof which "is illustrated infnll lengthlof the arm,;the twoportions of the m' clothes lino vvill' be held inspaced relation] and ,danger of the clothes? becomnig vvojund ,faro ind the twq lines will eliininatedflthns a Qbv l n the'i i on e i u y. a m-l panying the: use of pulley lines-of this char- W e; n

is tosvvingfthe arm back to lts ormal;v rtical pesinon Sowing tof ithem i the fore going there has been 105 shown a and" described the preferred 1 embodie a nient of this invention; it] is to be undestood a that snchkchangestmay be made 1 the com= bination and arrangement of parts as Will fall Within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a device of the character described, the combination with a Window casing, of a plate secured to the Window casing, an arm pivotally' mounted on the plate, said arm having recesses in its under face, a spring catch secured in said casing adapted to engage With the recesses to hold said arm in either of its positions, and clothes line guides copies of this patent may be obtained for carried by said arm at each of its ends, one of said guides centrally secured to said arm, 15 said central guides secured to an extension carried by the arm thereon to prevent the rope or cable from getting tangled at the pivotal point of said arm.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 20 in presence of tWo Witnesses.

WILLIAM E. TOELLE.

Witnesses FRANK A. YFERY, GILBERT RATHMAN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

